Sumter County, South Carolina (SC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,506
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 26,207
Renter-occupied apartments: 13,384 (it was 11,521 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 31% |
State: | 31% |
Land area: 665 sq. mi.
Water area: 16.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 156 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.3%), Manufacturing (15.1%), Retail trade (10.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 68%
- Government: 27%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 47,93244.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 47,58144.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5,0524.7%Two or more races
- 4,8684.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,3831.3%Asian alone
- 6640.6%Some other race alone
- 1630.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 600.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 36.7 years |
South Carolina median age: | 40.5 years |
Males: 50,749 | (48.8%) |
Females: 53,263 | (51.2%) |
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Sumter County: | 2.0 people |
South Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,775 ($33,278 in 1999)
This county: | $57,775 |
South Carolina: | $64,115 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $932 (lower quartile is $632, upper quartile is $1,202)
This county: | $932 |
State: | $893 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $162,100 (it was $67,000 in 2000)
Sumter: | $162,100 |
South Carolina: | $254,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,193Detached houses: $217,174
Here: $217,174 State: $368,255 Townhouses or other attached units: $122,828
Here: $122,828 State: $292,023 In 2-unit structures: $233,867
Here: $233,867 State: $358,283 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $108,720
Here: $108,720 State: $230,702 Mobile homes: $121,525
Here: $121,525 State: $102,531
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $358
Institutionalized population: 1,325
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 6
- Rapes: 18
- Robberies: 23
- Assaults: 375
- Burglaries: 287
- Thefts: 923
- Auto thefts: 173
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 11
- Rapes: 27
- Robberies: 28
- Assaults: 398
- Burglaries: 316
- Thefts: 874
- Auto thefts: 153
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 302 buildings, average cost: $181,100
- 2021: 384 buildings, average cost: $158,500
- 2020: 305 buildings, average cost: $131,400
- 2019: 283 buildings, average cost: $136,400
- 2018: 279 buildings, average cost: $127,600
- 2017: 222 buildings, average cost: $135,600
- 2016: 243 buildings, average cost: $146,200
- 2015: 217 buildings, average cost: $126,900
- 2014: 269 buildings, average cost: $133,200
- 2013: 299 buildings, average cost: $105,700
- 2012: 251 buildings, average cost: $118,300
- 2011: 345 buildings, average cost: $105,900
- 2010: 289 buildings, average cost: $112,800
- 2009: 385 buildings, average cost: $114,000
- 2008: 296 buildings, average cost: $132,200
- 2007: 568 buildings, average cost: $119,300
- 2006: 760 buildings, average cost: $114,500
- 2005: 571 buildings, average cost: $101,300
- 2004: 572 buildings, average cost: $97,000
- 2003: 493 buildings, average cost: $93,900
- 2002: 330 buildings, average cost: $96,300
- 2001: 293 buildings, average cost: $100,100
- 2000: 294 buildings, average cost: $95,900
- 1999: 259 buildings, average cost: $96,700
- 1998: 337 buildings, average cost: $78,000
- 1997: 319 buildings, average cost: $73,500
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $955 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $593 (0.4%)
Sumter County: | 10.7% |
South Carolina: | 14.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 36.7 years old
(Males: 34.4 years old, Females: 39.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.6 years old, Black residents: 35.7 years old, American Indian residents: 10.2 years old, Asian residents: 44.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.4 years old, Other race residents: 26.4 years old)
Area name: Sumter, SC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sumter County is $450 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.
Cities in this county include: Sumter, Shaw-Horatio, South Sumter, Lakewood, Cherryvale, Dalzell, Privateer, Wedgefield, Wedgewood, Cane Savannah.
Neighboring counties: Clark County, Arkansas , Coahoma County, Mississippi , Edgefield County , Dallas County, Arkansas , Drew County, Arkansas , Horry County , Saluda County , Lamar County, Texas .
Here: | 3.8% |
South Carolina: | 3.1% |
Current college students: 5,724
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,263 (53.6% naturalized citizens)
Sumter County: | 2.2% |
Whole state: | 5.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 8832010 or later
- 9072000 to 2009
- 5101990 to 1999
- 4891980 to 1989
- 4111970 to 1979
- 386Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 34,335
- One, attached: 767
- Two: 751
- 3 or 4: 1,368
- 5 to 9: 427
- 10 to 19: 656
- 20 to 49: 551
- 50 or more: 386
- Mobile homes: 8,197
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 178
Housing units in Sumter County with a mortgage: 15,039 (492 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 138 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 148
Here: | 9.2% with mortgage |
State: | 97.3% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Sumter County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 31,023 | 108 |
Black Protestant | 13,905 | 46 |
Mainline Protestant | 10,960 | 47 |
Other | 2,323 | 12 |
Catholic | 1,942 | 2 |
None | 47,303 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Sumter County: | 1.54 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.77 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Sumter County: | 6.06 / 10,000 pop. |
South Carolina: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.23 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Sumter County: | 13.2% |
South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Sumter County: | 34.1% |
State: | 29.4% |
Here: | 11.2% |
State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Sumter County:
Average size of farms: 253 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $102,692
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $246.34
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.11%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 72.30%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $79,385
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.66%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $62,688
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.52%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.18
Corn for grain: 23699 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 10506 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 5671 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 19781 harvested acres
Vegetables: 640 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 183 acres
Earthquake activity:
Sumter County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 72.7 miles away from Sumter County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 120.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 307.4 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 180.4 miles away from the county center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 62.9 miles away from Sumter County center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 47.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- South Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4492, Natural disaster type: Other
- South Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 8, 2018 - October 8, 2018, FEMA Id: 4394, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 6, 2017 - September 13, 2017, FEMA Id: 4346, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3378: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3378, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4286: October 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4286, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Emergency Declared EM-3373: October 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 3373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4241: October 05, 2015, FEMA Id: 4241, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 19, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3369: February 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 3369, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 15, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4166: March 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 4166, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- South Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3233: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3233, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Sumter County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 38,990 (82.3%)
- Carpooled: 3,663 (7.7%)
- Bus: 65 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 535 (1.1%)
- Bicycle: 142 (0.3%)
- Walked: 595 (1.3%)
- Worked at home: 2,521 (5.3%)
- Health care and social assistance (33%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Production occupations (20%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Mexico (18%)
- Philippines (11%)
- Jamaica (7%)
- Germany (7%)
- Kenya (6%)
- England (5%)
- Romania (4%)
- American (8%)
- English (6%)
- Irish (4%)
- German (3%)
- African (2%)
- European (2%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Sumter County, South Carolina in 2010:
- 861 people in state prisons
- 716 people in college/university student housing
- 611 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 418 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 46 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 44 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 33 people in group homes intended for adults
- 20 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 14 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 11 people in residential treatment centers for adults
People in group quarters in Sumter County, South Carolina in 2000:
- 824 people in military barracks, etc.
- 748 people in state prisons
- 642 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 421 people in nursing homes
- 338 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 250 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 98 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 61 people in other group homes
- 41 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 15 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 6 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
7.64% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,955 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.64% |
South Carolina average: | 8.89% |
0.37% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,676 average AGI)
Sumter County: 0.37% South Carolina average: 0.04%
2.83% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($12,416 average AGI)
4.44% relocated from other states ($29,863 average AGI)
Sumter County: 4.44% South Carolina average: 4.96%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Richland County, SC | 0.61% ($38,285 average AGI) |
from Clarendon County, SC | 0.53% ($34,981) |
from Lexington County, SC | 0.22% ($30,430) |
from Lee County, SC | 0.21% ($28,928) |
from Florence County, SC | 0.20% ($25,192) |
from Kershaw County, SC | 0.14% ($40,964) |
from Horry County, SC | 0.12% ($33,265) |
8.11% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,025 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.11% |
South Carolina average: | 7.46% |
0.39% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,323 average AGI)
Sumter County: 0.39% South Carolina average: 0.03%
3.38% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($17,770 average AGI)
4.34% relocated to other states ($26,932 average AGI)
Sumter County: 4.34% South Carolina average: 3.47%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Richland County, SC | 0.93% ($40,357 average AGI) |
to Clarendon County, SC | 0.41% ($41,345) |
to Lexington County, SC | 0.28% ($51,845) |
to Florence County, SC | 0.24% ($37,258) |
to Lee County, SC | 0.21% ($44,878) |
to Kershaw County, SC | 0.17% ($48,059) |
to Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.16% ($30,877) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 15,963 (12,650 aged, 3,313 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,716 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Sumter County, South Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,532)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,242)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,006)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (941)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (868)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (782)
- Unspecified dementia (609)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (482)
- Congestive heart failure (426)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (327)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,799
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 232
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 44,045
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,622
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 885
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 21
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 63
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 94.1. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 54.6
- Other - 39.6
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 76.4. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 49.1
- Other - 27.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 104,012- Male householders: 17,726 (6,585 living alone), Female householders: 22,662 (6,549 living alone)
17,225 spouses (17,145 opposite-sex spouses), 1,530 unmarried partners, (1,530 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 29,477 children (28,382 natural, 651 adopted, 444 stepchildren), 4,280 grandchildren, 1,149 brothers or sisters, 2,016 parents, 171 foster children, 3,445 other relatives, 1,035 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,296
Size of family households: 12,275 2-persons, 6,063 3-persons, 5,098 4-persons, 1,345 5-persons, 634 6-persons, 649 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 13,134 1-person, 1,190 2-persons.
12,190 married couples with children.
7,094 single-parent households (35 men, 7,059 women).
94.1% of residents of Sumter speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $947,493,000 ($8,943 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $380,010,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $316,421,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $110,774,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,075,000
Federal grants: $181,010,000
Federal procurement contracts: $71,962,000 ($51,489,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $261,252,000 ($248,950,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,103,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $57,199,000
Federal Government insurance: $60,493,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 9,037Here: | 86 per 1000 residents |
State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,937
Here: | 47 per 1000 residents |
State: | 46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +389
Here: | +4 per 1000 residents |
State: | +9 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -3,469
Here: | -33 per 1000 residents |
State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 16.10 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.6 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 5.2 |
State: | 4.5 |
- Year house built in Sumter County, South Carolina
- 8292020 or later
- 5,7002010 to 2019
- 7,1472000 to 2009
- 7,7281990 to 1999
- 10,3051980 to 1989
- 7,3601970 to 1979
- 3,7361960 to 1969
- 3,1241950 to 1959
- 9691940 to 1949
- 7181939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sumter County, South Carolina
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 6783 rooms
- 1,1754 rooms
- 5,4095 rooms
- 6,2536 rooms
- 5,1297 rooms
- 4,6948 rooms
- 4,2719+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sumter County, South Carolina
- 471 room
- 3132 rooms
- 6843 rooms
- 2,3784 rooms
- 4,2445 rooms
- 2,9006 rooms
- 4527 rooms
- 9068 rooms
- 8559+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sumter County, South Carolina
- 98no bedroom
- 2871 bedroom
- 2,2932 bedrooms
- 16,5553 bedrooms
- 6,9444 bedrooms
- 1,4325+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sumter County, South Carolina
- 133no bedroom
- 9241 bedroom
- 3,5272 bedrooms
- 5,9973 bedrooms
- 1,6584 bedrooms
- 5405+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sumter County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 797no vehicle
- 7,6831 vehicle
- 10,3782 vehicles
- 6,1283 vehicles
- 1,4664 vehicles
- 1,1575+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sumter County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,315no vehicle
- 6,9581 vehicle
- 3,4652 vehicles
- 7013 vehicles
- 2284 vehicles
- 1125+ vehicles
83.1% of Sumter County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in South Carolina.
Sumter County: | 83.1% |
State average: | 86.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 60,374
- Other state: 39,572
- Northeast: 11,575
- Midwest: 6,091
- South: 15,442
- West: 6,464
- 81.5%Electricity
- 10.1%Utility gas
- 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.2%No fuel used
- 0.6%Solar energy
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.2%Wood
- 91.8%Electricity
- 4.3%Utility gas
- 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 14.1% |
South Carolina: | 14.4% |
Here: | 16.2% |
South Carolina: | 11.1% |
Here: | 24.9% |
South Carolina: | 21.9% |
Sumter County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,042,000
Cash and Securities: $11,188,000
- Charges - Other: $8,451,000
Other: $5,048,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,593,000
Parks and Recreation: $607,000
- Construction - General - Other: $6,741,000
Regular Highways: $79,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $21,686,000
Police Protection: $11,239,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,623,000
Health - Other: $6,402,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,012,000
Financial Administration: $4,509,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,470,000
Health - Other: $4,112,000
General - Other: $4,086,000
Central Staff Services: $3,704,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,704,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,698,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,080,000
Central Staff Services: $3,064,000
Regular Highways: $2,032,000
General - Other: $1,548,000
Libraries: $1,338,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,249,000
General Public Buildings: $892,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $606,000
Public Welfare - Other: $601,000
Transit Utilities: $360,000
Water Utilities: $297,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $266,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $264,000
Water Utilities: $196,000
Air Transportation: $184,000
Transit Utilities: $109,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $28,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,460,000
Interest on Debt: $903,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,044,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,521,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,779,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,332,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,584,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,540,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,800,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $748,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,840,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,169,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,224,000
General Revenue - Other: $781,000
General Revenue - Other: $208,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $145,000
Regular Highways: $69,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $45,091,000
Cash and Securities: $31,377,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $531,000
Water Utilities: $352,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $712,000
Cash and Securities: $342,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,132,000
Other: $8,014,000
- Tax - Property: $37,211,000
Property: $35,205,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,198,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,372,000
Other License: $4,583,000
Other License: $3,308,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $22,478,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $120,000
Interest on Debt: $73,000
Sumter County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,042,000
Cash and Securities: $11,188,000
- Charges - Other: $8,451,000
Other: $5,048,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,593,000
Parks and Recreation: $607,000
- Construction - General - Other: $6,741,000
Regular Highways: $79,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $21,686,000
Police Protection: $11,239,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,623,000
Health - Other: $6,402,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,012,000
Financial Administration: $4,509,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,470,000
Health - Other: $4,112,000
General - Other: $4,086,000
Central Staff Services: $3,704,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,704,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,698,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,080,000
Central Staff Services: $3,064,000
Regular Highways: $2,032,000
General - Other: $1,548,000
Libraries: $1,338,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,249,000
General Public Buildings: $892,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $606,000
Public Welfare - Other: $601,000
Transit Utilities: $360,000
Water Utilities: $297,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $266,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $264,000
Water Utilities: $196,000
Air Transportation: $184,000
Transit Utilities: $109,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $28,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,460,000
Interest on Debt: $903,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,044,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,521,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,779,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,332,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,584,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,540,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,800,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $748,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,840,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,169,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,224,000
General Revenue - Other: $781,000
General Revenue - Other: $208,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $145,000
Regular Highways: $69,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $45,091,000
Cash and Securities: $31,377,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $531,000
Water Utilities: $352,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $712,000
Cash and Securities: $342,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,132,000
Other: $8,014,000
- Tax - Property: $37,211,000
Property: $35,205,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,198,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,372,000
Other License: $4,583,000
Other License: $3,308,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $22,478,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $120,000
Interest on Debt: $73,000
Sumter County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,042,000
Cash and Securities: $11,188,000
- Charges - Other: $8,451,000
Other: $5,048,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,593,000
Parks and Recreation: $607,000
- Construction - General - Other: $6,741,000
Regular Highways: $79,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $21,686,000
Police Protection: $11,239,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,623,000
Health - Other: $6,402,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,012,000
Financial Administration: $4,509,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,470,000
Health - Other: $4,112,000
General - Other: $4,086,000
Central Staff Services: $3,704,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,704,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,698,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,080,000
Central Staff Services: $3,064,000
Regular Highways: $2,032,000
General - Other: $1,548,000
Libraries: $1,338,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,249,000
General Public Buildings: $892,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $606,000
Public Welfare - Other: $601,000
Transit Utilities: $360,000
Water Utilities: $297,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $266,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $264,000
Water Utilities: $196,000
Air Transportation: $184,000
Transit Utilities: $109,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $28,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,460,000
Interest on Debt: $903,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,044,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,521,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,779,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,332,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,584,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,540,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,800,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $748,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,840,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,169,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,224,000
General Revenue - Other: $781,000
General Revenue - Other: $208,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $145,000
Regular Highways: $69,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $45,091,000
Cash and Securities: $31,377,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $531,000
Water Utilities: $352,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $712,000
Cash and Securities: $342,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,132,000
Other: $8,014,000
- Tax - Property: $37,211,000
Property: $35,205,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,198,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,372,000
Other License: $4,583,000
Other License: $3,308,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $22,478,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $120,000
Interest on Debt: $73,000
Sumter County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,042,000
Cash and Securities: $11,188,000
- Charges - Other: $8,451,000
Other: $5,048,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,593,000
Parks and Recreation: $607,000
- Construction - General - Other: $6,741,000
Regular Highways: $79,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $21,686,000
Police Protection: $11,239,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,623,000
Health - Other: $6,402,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,012,000
Financial Administration: $4,509,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,470,000
Health - Other: $4,112,000
General - Other: $4,086,000
Central Staff Services: $3,704,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,704,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,698,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,080,000
Central Staff Services: $3,064,000
Regular Highways: $2,032,000
General - Other: $1,548,000
Libraries: $1,338,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,249,000
General Public Buildings: $892,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $606,000
Public Welfare - Other: $601,000
Transit Utilities: $360,000
Water Utilities: $297,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $266,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $264,000
Water Utilities: $196,000
Air Transportation: $184,000
Transit Utilities: $109,000
Natural Resources - Other: $40,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $28,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,460,000
Interest on Debt: $903,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,044,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,521,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,779,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,332,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,584,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,540,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,800,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $748,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,840,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,169,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,224,000
General Revenue - Other: $781,000
General Revenue - Other: $208,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $145,000
Regular Highways: $69,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $45,091,000
Cash and Securities: $31,377,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $531,000
Water Utilities: $352,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $712,000
Cash and Securities: $342,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $8,132,000
Other: $8,014,000
- Tax - Property: $37,211,000
Property: $35,205,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,198,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,372,000
Other License: $4,583,000
Other License: $3,308,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $22,478,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $120,000
Interest on Debt: $73,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,824
- Number of aged recipients: 541
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,283
- Number of recipients under 18: 636
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,148
- Number of recipients older than 64: 1,040
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,513
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,632
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 22 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 477 | $141,136 | 204 | $139,397 | 1,366 | $133,327 | 70 | $38,214 | 3 | $500,333 | 127 | $88,071 | 50 | $49,820 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 15 | $156,000 | 26 | $66,538 | 103 | $146,485 | 8 | $55,875 | 0 | $0 | 14 | $90,071 | 21 | $54,048 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 54 | $122,500 | 159 | $77,063 | 731 | $122,817 | 79 | $33,203 | 0 | $0 | 51 | $69,667 | 102 | $52,206 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 109 | $119,202 | 51 | $114,490 | 447 | $133,141 | 12 | $48,167 | 0 | $0 | 24 | $104,875 | 14 | $48,357 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 17 | $110,588 | 4 | $57,500 | 90 | $140,956 | 3 | $64,000 | 0 | $0 | 7 | $107,571 | 2 | $41,000 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 16 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 29 | $178,931 | 26 | $164,500 | 2 | $146,500 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 18 | $171,333 | 11 | $167,636 | 2 | $59,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 6 | $218,333 | 7 | $162,143 | 1 | $140,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $238,000 | 2 | $109,000 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $79,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Sumter County, SC among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 792 | 68.7 years |
Mary | 642 | 77.4 years |
John | 586 | 70.8 years |
William | 489 | 71.1 years |
Robert | 443 | 70.2 years |
Willie | 383 | 69.6 years |
George | 291 | 71.1 years |
Henry | 258 | 71.4 years |
Thomas | 248 | 71.0 years |
Charles | 242 | 68.8 years |
Most common last names in Sumter County, SC among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 351 | 71.0 years |
Brown | 316 | 71.7 years |
Davis | 311 | 71.7 years |
Wilson | 302 | 71.4 years |
Smith | 261 | 72.9 years |
Williams | 253 | 72.6 years |
Jones | 189 | 72.3 years |
Jackson | 171 | 73.2 years |
White | 170 | 72.7 years |
James | 164 | 74.9 years |
Businesses in Sumter County, SC | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALDI | 1 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
AT&T | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 3 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 3 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | McDonald's | 6 | |
Arby's | 1 | New Balance | 2 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | New York & Co | 1 | |
AutoZone | 2 | Nike | 6 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 2 | Payless | 1 | |
Burger King | 3 | Penske | 1 | |
CVS | 2 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 2 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Church's Chicken | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
Curves | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 1 | Sears | 3 | |
FedEx | 11 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Subway | 5 | |
GNC | 4 | T-Mobile | 3 | |
GameStop | 2 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Goodwill | 7 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
H&R Block | 4 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 | U-Haul | 11 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | UPS | 12 | |
Honda | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
IHOP | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
KFC | 3 | Waffle House | 1 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Walgreens | 3 | |
Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
Lane Furniture | 1 | YMCA | 1 |
Sumter County on our top lists:
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"